OPRE Study: Evaluation of Project Connect [Implementation Study]

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
PC NonSub Change Request Memo_edited ab_mj_clean.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Available
PC NonSub Change Request Memo_edited ab_mj_clean.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
Appendix I. IRB Approval Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Appendix I. IRB Approval Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued
Appendix H. Certificate of Confidentiality.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Appendix H. Certificate of Confidentiality.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued
Appendix G. Informed Consent for Staff – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Available
Appendix G. Informed Consent for Staff – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Repair queued
Appendix F. Informed Consent for Parents_Program Participants – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Available
Appendix F. Informed Consent for Parents_Program Participants – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Repair queued
Appendix E. Outreach Phone Call for Parents_Program Participants – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Available
Appendix E. Outreach Phone Call for Parents_Program Participants – Project Connect.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Repair queued
Appendix D. Services as Usual Recruitment Flyer Text_round x_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Appendix D. Services as Usual Recruitment Flyer Text_round x_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued
Appendix C. Consent Form to Release Participant Contact Information_Aug 2021_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-16	Available
Appendix C. Consent Form to Release Participant Contact Information_Aug 2021_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-16	Repair queued
Appendix B. Outreach Email for staff not connected to via program_agency_round x_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Appendix B. Outreach Email for staff not connected to via program_agency_round x_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued
Appendix A. Outreach Email – for staff connected to via program_agency.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Available
Appendix A. Outreach Email – for staff connected to via program_agency.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-04	Repair queued
Project Connect - SSB_round x_clean.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Project Connect - SSB_round x_clean.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued
Project Connect - SSA_round xi_clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Available
Project Connect - SSA_round xi_clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-06-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
247727	Focus Group Guide for Families	Other-Focus Group Guide	Unchanged
247726	Interview Guide for Families	Other-Interview Guide	Unchanged
247725	Interview Guide for Other Stakeholders (Behavioral Health and Judicial Stakeholders)	Other-Interview Guide	Unchanged
247724	Focus Group Guide for Staff (Project Connect and Child Welfare Agency Staff)	Other-Focus Group Guide	Unchanged
247723	Interview Guide for Administrators (Project Connect, Child Welfare Agency, and Child Welfare Central Referral Unit)	Other-Interview Guide	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0575	ICR Reference No: 202305-0970-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: OPRE Study: Evaluation of Project Connect [Implementation Study]
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/09/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/04/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2024	08/31/2024	08/31/2024
Responses	30	0	30
Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	40
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to collect information to assess the implementation of Project Connect, a comprehensive home visitation intervention that provides home-based services and treatment to child welfare-involved, substance-affected families with children and adolescents ages 0 to 17. The implementation study will support a planned impact evaluation that will rely on administrative data to examine the impact of the program on child welfare outcomes. Information collection would include interviews with child welfare agency and program administrators, focus groups with program and child welfare agency staff, interviews and focus groups with participants, and interviews with other program stakeholders. The implementation study will also include direct observations of program staff meetings, program delivery, and judicial hearings.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 676 Name of Law: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 14928	03/19/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 30463	06/08/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Focus Group Guide for Families
Focus Group Guide for Staff (Project Connect and Child Welfare Agency Staff)
Interview Guide for Administrators (Project Connect, Child Welfare Agency, and Child Welfare Central Referral Unit)
Interview Guide for Families
Interview Guide for Other Stakeholders (Behavioral Health and Judicial Stakeholders)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	30	30	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40	40	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $228,357

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/04/2023

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